2014 MINI Countryman 1.6L Petrol · SL 5697

The 2014 MINI Countryman presents as roadworthy with a stable maintenance trend, evidenced by the most recent test on 23 October 2025 at 37,861 miles returning a pass with no defects recorded. Across the four preceding annual examinations from October 2022 to October 2024, the vehicle also passed cleanly with no advisories or faults noted. The single failure entry dated 27 October 2022 at 17,763 miles carries no recorded defects, indicating a clerical or administrative rejection rather than a mechanical fault. Annual mileage has remained consistently low for a twelve-year-old vehicle. The record shows 17,764 miles in October 2022, rising to 23,634 by October 2023, 30,181 by October 2024, and 37,861 by October 2025. That equates to roughly 6,700 miles added per year across the last three tests, or about 3,155 miles per annum since registration. The sparse, clean history with no corrosion, suspension bush, brake disc, or exhaust emission flags suggests the previous keeper used the car lightly and kept up with basic statutory testing, though long periods of standing cannot be ruled out from the data alone. A buyer should still commission a physical inspection of age-related components that MOT tests at low mileage may not expose. Rubber suspension bushes, door seals, and coolant hoses degrade with time rather than distance, and a 2014 chassis may show early structural corrosion beneath sills or subframes even where the tester found none. The void on the 2022 failure means the DVSA log offers no diagnostic detail, so verifying the reason with the test station is sensible before purchase. Given the absence of recurring advisories across five years of testing, no worsening mechanical pattern exists in the official record. The Countryman's history supports a low-use, well-presented example, but pre-sale checks on brake caliper freedom, tyre sidewall condition, and underbody integrity remain prudent given its age.